Estación Central

Estación Central is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after the Estación Central railway station, which is located within the commune.

WWW estacioncentral.cl

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Estación Central spans an area of and has 130,394 inhabitants, and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 7.5% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 population was projected to be 121,282 people.

Statistics

Average annual household income: $21,601
Population below poverty line: 7.3%
Regional quality of life index: 76.38, mid-high, 22 out of 52
Human Development Index: 0.735, 60 out of 341

Administration

As a commune, Cerro Navia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2024-2028 alcalde is Felipe Muñoz Vallejos. The communal council has the following members:

Francisco Rodríguez Garrido
Eduardo Rojas Peña
Alejandra Sepúlveda Torres
Evelyn Pino Retamal
Angélica Cid Venegas
María Pacheco Romero
Juan Araos Vásquez
Victoria Herrera Pacheco

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Estación Central is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pepe Auth and Mónica Zalaquett as part of the 20th electoral district, which consists entirely of the Santiago commune. The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín and Jovino Novoa Vásquez as part of the 7th senatorial constituency.